by admin | Sep 29, 2003 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Politics & Government
The state of Iowa is sending some help to the east coast for the states hit by Hurricane Isabel. Kara Berg of the Iowa Emergency Management Division says the division’s public assistance officer, is heading to Delaware.She says he has vast experience in...
by admin | Sep 29, 2003 | Politics & Government
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, a Massachusetts Senator, got a boost this weekend from another Massachusetts Democrat, Senator Edward Kennedy, as the two campaigned in Iowa. The two men, though, clearly had their eyes on the new entrant in the race,...
by admin | Sep 29, 2003 | Health & Medicine, Politics & Government
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean has unveiled a long-term care strategy that includes tax credits for those who purchase long term care insurance and new regulation of the industry. Dean says long term care insurance is terrific, and he wants to make it...
by admin | Sep 29, 2003 | Human Interest
A national “Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride” made stops Sunday in Des Moines and Davenport. A service on the steps of the capitol memorialized the 11 immigrants found dead recently in a rail car in Denison. Father Kevin Cameron says the 11 were victims, and...
by admin | Sep 29, 2003 | Business
An overabundance of deer in Iowa is a problem for some — but a business bonanza for others. Small-town Iowa meat lockers saw their customers pulled away by the advent of the large chain grocery stores and retail superstores. But a resurgence in the deer...
